Those living in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa tend to be at the mercy of the Missouri River basin and points north. The potential of flooding often degrees according to the outflow of the albatross Gavin's Point Dam in Yankton, South Dakota. This year of 2019 has seen epic flooding for us living in this area. This post of thought extends beyond the scope of a flood. This post extends clear to Washington D.C. Every geographic location of the United States has risks for its inhabitants. Given that, equally considered for assistance are those living near the Missouri River.
First, the current political rhetoric attempted to take hold. With more and more states passing laws which clearly violate or go against laws enacted by Congress there is a frenzied "fad" going on. This fad has taken on the image of striking the Electoral College as a sacred edict of the Constitution of the United States. In spite (and TO spite) the 2016 Election many want to observe the Popular Vote as the only litmus of who the next President of the United States should be. To not understand why this function was included in the Constitution is a shame for every American. For an elected official to lobby against it is downright an act against the United States.
The Electoral College is put in place to ensure that every vote carries an "equal weight." That being an objective viable vote regardless of political affiliation and agenda. This "equal weight" shrined in the Electoral College carries infinitely more validity to every vote than the Popular Vote ever could. To plunder the College would be to silence the voices of millions living in states where the populations are less than that of others. Especially others with exceptionally high populations. The College gathers the concerns of all Americans via the vote and feeds the People the will of said people.
This makes every state important. This makes personal interaction between the people and a candidate important. Relinquishing that blanket protection and assurance would render the governance of the people at the blessing of the few states benefiting most from a Popular Vote.
Case in point the 2016 Presidential Election. In the final days of the campaign season Hillary Clinton exerted all her efforts appeasing to the mega cities. True this gained her overwhelming votes. However, by ignoring all other states she had lost all those electoral votes. If she had won the Presidency by way of the Popular Vote it would have been won according to the sole concerns and desires of the mega city populations. This disfranchises the farmer in Nebraska. This silences the proud citizens of dying small communities in North Dakota. The best common good of the people is what the Electoral College strives for.
Now, what does this have to do with the 2019 Nebraska and Iowa flood? In politics it is infinitely less about serving the will of the people as it is about strategy and holding on to power at all costs. In a Popular Vote the power would converge with those states who have such population. This often also carries common political affiliation. Every election campaign year would be centered on those states. That is where the voting power is. In extension, those states would see the personal attendance of candidates. Be damned the other states with little voting power.
Take Nebraska for instance. If Nebraska was deemed of little political influence in the wake of a Popular Vote how do you think assistance would unveil in a natural disaster....say a flood?? New York, Virginia and California would gain a fuller and swifter assistance than an unimportant state. This is where the flood ties in to Washington. This is living proof of why the Electoral College was instituted into the Constitution of the United States. This is why to vanquish the College would be to erase America as it was and should be.
No longer would the United States be of, by and for the people.
First, the current political rhetoric attempted to take hold. With more and more states passing laws which clearly violate or go against laws enacted by Congress there is a frenzied "fad" going on. This fad has taken on the image of striking the Electoral College as a sacred edict of the Constitution of the United States. In spite (and TO spite) the 2016 Election many want to observe the Popular Vote as the only litmus of who the next President of the United States should be. To not understand why this function was included in the Constitution is a shame for every American. For an elected official to lobby against it is downright an act against the United States.
The Electoral College is put in place to ensure that every vote carries an "equal weight." That being an objective viable vote regardless of political affiliation and agenda. This "equal weight" shrined in the Electoral College carries infinitely more validity to every vote than the Popular Vote ever could. To plunder the College would be to silence the voices of millions living in states where the populations are less than that of others. Especially others with exceptionally high populations. The College gathers the concerns of all Americans via the vote and feeds the People the will of said people.
This makes every state important. This makes personal interaction between the people and a candidate important. Relinquishing that blanket protection and assurance would render the governance of the people at the blessing of the few states benefiting most from a Popular Vote.
Case in point the 2016 Presidential Election. In the final days of the campaign season Hillary Clinton exerted all her efforts appeasing to the mega cities. True this gained her overwhelming votes. However, by ignoring all other states she had lost all those electoral votes. If she had won the Presidency by way of the Popular Vote it would have been won according to the sole concerns and desires of the mega city populations. This disfranchises the farmer in Nebraska. This silences the proud citizens of dying small communities in North Dakota. The best common good of the people is what the Electoral College strives for.
Now, what does this have to do with the 2019 Nebraska and Iowa flood? In politics it is infinitely less about serving the will of the people as it is about strategy and holding on to power at all costs. In a Popular Vote the power would converge with those states who have such population. This often also carries common political affiliation. Every election campaign year would be centered on those states. That is where the voting power is. In extension, those states would see the personal attendance of candidates. Be damned the other states with little voting power.
Take Nebraska for instance. If Nebraska was deemed of little political influence in the wake of a Popular Vote how do you think assistance would unveil in a natural disaster....say a flood?? New York, Virginia and California would gain a fuller and swifter assistance than an unimportant state. This is where the flood ties in to Washington. This is living proof of why the Electoral College was instituted into the Constitution of the United States. This is why to vanquish the College would be to erase America as it was and should be.
No longer would the United States be of, by and for the people.
